वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-77, verse-26

न मुष्टिप्रतिसंधानं न लक्ष्यप्रतिपादनम् ।
अदृश्यत तयोस्तत्र युध्यतोः पाणिलाघवात् ॥२६॥

26. na muṣṭipratisaṃdhānaṃ na lakṣyapratipādanam ,
adṛśyata tayostatra yudhyatoḥ pāṇilāghavāt.

26. na muṣṭipratisaṃdhānam na lakṣyapratipādanam
adṛśyata tayoḥ tatra yudhyatoḥ pāṇilāghavāt

26. tatra yudhyatoḥ tayoḥ pāṇilāghavāt
muṣṭipratisaṃdhānam na adṛśyata lakṣyapratipādanam na

26. As the two fought there, neither the aiming of fists nor the striking of targets could be perceived, due to the swiftness of their hands.

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not, no, nor

• मुष्टिप्रतिसंधानम् (muṣṭipratisaṁdhānam) - the striking/aiming of fists

• न (na) - not, no, nor

• लक्ष्यप्रतिपादनम् (lakṣyapratipādanam) - the hitting/striking of targets, the ascertaining of targets

• अदृश्यत (adṛśyata) - was seen, appeared

• तयोः (tayoḥ) - of the two fighters (of those two, their (dual))

• तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

• युध्यतोः (yudhyatoḥ) - of the two fighting, as they fought

• पाणिलाघवात् (pāṇilāghavāt) - due to the lightness/swiftness of hands

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not, no, nor

(indeclinable)

मुष्टिप्रतिसंधानम् (muṣṭipratisaṁdhānam) - the striking/aiming of fists

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of muṣṭipratisaṃdhāna

muṣṭipratisaṁdhāna - the joining/aiming/striking of fists

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (muṣṭi+pratisaṃdhāna)

• muṣṭi – fist, punch
  noun (masculine)
• pratisaṃdhāna – joining, uniting, restoration, aiming, striking
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from root √dhā with prefixes prati- and sam-
  Prefixes: prati+sam
  Root: dhā (class 3)

न (na) - not, no, nor

(indeclinable)

लक्ष्यप्रतिपादनम् (lakṣyapratipādanam) - the hitting/striking of targets, the ascertaining of targets

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of lakṣyapratipādana

lakṣyapratipādana - hitting a target, demonstrating a target, establishing a target

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (lakṣya+pratipādana)

• lakṣya – target, mark, aim; to be aimed at, to be noticed
  noun (neuter)
  Gerundive/Future Passive Participle
  Derived from root √lakṣ, meaning 'to perceive, to mark'
  Root: lakṣ (class 1)
• pratipādana – causing to fall upon, hitting, striking, demonstrating, ascertaining
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from root √pad with prefix prati- and causative -i-
  Prefix: prati
  Root: pad (class 4)

अदृश्यत (adṛśyata) - was seen, appeared

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, past imperfect (laṅ) of dṛś

Imperfect Passive

a- (augment) + dṛśya (passive stem) + -ta (3rd singular ending)

Root: dṛś (class 1)

तयोः (tayoḥ) - of the two fighters (of those two, their (dual))

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, dual of tad

tad - that, those

तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

(indeclinable)

युध्यतोः (yudhyatoḥ) - of the two fighting, as they fought

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, dual of yudh

yudh - to fight

Present Active Participle

Root √yudh (class 4) + -at (present participle suffix)

Root: yudh (class 4)

Note: Agrees with `tayoḥ`.

पाणिलाघवात् (pāṇilāghavāt) - due to the lightness/swiftness of hands

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of pāṇilāghava

pāṇilāghava - swiftness/dexterity of hands

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pāṇi+lāghava)

• pāṇi – hand
  noun (masculine)
• lāghava – lightness, swiftness, dexterity, agility
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from laghu (light) with suffix -a